Patents by Inventor Yusuke Himei

Yusuke Himei has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9133055
    Abstract: Provided is a glass base material having excellent sodium feeding capability as a glass base material for solar cells such as compound semiconductor solar cells. The invention is concerned with a glass base material which is used for solar cells, wherein on at least one surface thereof, a sodium concentration in a depth of 0.2 ?m from the surface of the glass base material is 0.55 or larger in terms of a relative value relative to a sodium concentration in a depth of 1 ?m from the surface of the glass base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko Sakamoto, Yoshimasa Kawamura, Masakazu Tanida, Masato Muguruma, Yusuke Himei
  • Publication number: 20140144492
    Abstract: Provided is a glass base material having excellent sodium feeding capability as a glass base material for solar cells such as compound semiconductor solar cells. The invention is concerned with a glass base material which is used for solar cells, wherein on at least one surface thereof, a sodium concentration in a depth of 0.2 ?m from the surface of the glass base material is 0.55 or larger in terms of a relative value relative to a sodium concentration in a depth of 1 ?m from the surface of the glass base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko Sakamoto, Yoshimasa Kawamura, Masakazu Tanida, Masato Muguruma, Yusuke Himei